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TOEIC  Who is it for?  Is TOEIC for the students?  Is TOEIC for the teachers?  Is TOEIC for the university?  How do you teach for the TOEIC?  Is the teacher-centred approach the only way?

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The dilemma!  How can we make a TOEIC class meaningful for instructors and students?  How can we make the students autonomous? So they learn for themselves?  How can we make a TOEIC class student- centred?

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The idea  Have students make their own tests  With the use of internet resources  Collaborative learning  Permanent access to every classmates constructed tests  Work autonomously out of class  Students improve on TOEIC scores

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 With wikis

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Wikis : IntroductionWikis : Introduction Interface easy to use as 1 Learners can easily add and edit their work 2 Instructors can conveniently monitor progress and changes 3 Free for educational use Various levels of security available for student safety

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 FREE for higher education  Up to 2GB per wiki  Very user friendly  High security

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“Students are excited about wikis and therefore take much more interest in their learning.” (Parker & Chao, 2007) As Prensky (2001) observes, “Our students have changed radically” Prensky sees today’s students as digital natives while most of today’s teachers remain digital immigrants.

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 Digital Natives = learners of today  Digital immigrants = the teachers of yesterday!  Most teachers teach the way they were taught!  How about you? How do you teach?  Teaching methods need to be updated.